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Polar Ocean, 84N, November
November 9, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Polar Ocean, 84N, November
RV Kronprins Haakon is breaking ice on its way south from our nothermost measuring station at 84N.
November 3, 2025 at 7:23 AM
RV Kronprins Haakon is breaking ice on its way south from our nothermost measuring station at 84N.
RV Kronprins Haakon on a research cruise outside Austfonna in Svalbard. The glacier retreated about 500 meters this year alone
October 31, 2025 at 4:44 PM
RV Kronprins Haakon on a research cruise outside Austfonna in Svalbard. The glacier retreated about 500 meters this year alone
Autumn glacier fieldwork. Due to crewases has to be done by helicopter. Here we are being picked up in Ny Ålesund, Svalbard. Zeppelin mountain in the background.
September 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Autumn glacier fieldwork. Due to crewases has to be done by helicopter. Here we are being picked up in Ny Ålesund, Svalbard. Zeppelin mountain in the background.
Practical glaciology: measiring the amount of ice that have melted during this summer and how much this stake moved since the spring. Kongsfjorden in the background in beautiful autumn sunshine.
September 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Practical glaciology: measiring the amount of ice that have melted during this summer and how much this stake moved since the spring. Kongsfjorden in the background in beautiful autumn sunshine.
Bryan Adams just became a sink
Yes, as in ‘let the sink in’) in anAI summary of a Wikipedia article.
It ignored the singer part right under the name and went for the ‘need for language wash’ from the norwegian version.
Yes, as in ‘let the sink in’) in anAI summary of a Wikipedia article.
It ignored the singer part right under the name and went for the ‘need for language wash’ from the norwegian version.
August 2, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Bryan Adams just became a sink
Yes, as in ‘let the sink in’) in anAI summary of a Wikipedia article.
It ignored the singer part right under the name and went for the ‘need for language wash’ from the norwegian version.
Yes, as in ‘let the sink in’) in anAI summary of a Wikipedia article.
It ignored the singer part right under the name and went for the ‘need for language wash’ from the norwegian version.
I thought I would make my life easier and asked ChatGPT to convert geographic position from UTM to LAT/LON.
It got it wrong.
The correct position is 78.921164, 11.865482. And both positions are WEST of Longyearbyen, not east.
10 minutes of my life I'm not getting back.
It got it wrong.
The correct position is 78.921164, 11.865482. And both positions are WEST of Longyearbyen, not east.
10 minutes of my life I'm not getting back.
July 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I thought I would make my life easier and asked ChatGPT to convert geographic position from UTM to LAT/LON.
It got it wrong.
The correct position is 78.921164, 11.865482. And both positions are WEST of Longyearbyen, not east.
10 minutes of my life I'm not getting back.
It got it wrong.
The correct position is 78.921164, 11.865482. And both positions are WEST of Longyearbyen, not east.
10 minutes of my life I'm not getting back.
Svalbard reindeer at Oxfordhalvøya, Nordøstlandet, Svalbard
May 25, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Svalbard reindeer at Oxfordhalvøya, Nordøstlandet, Svalbard
Kongsvegen glacier front, Ny Ålesund, Svalbard
April 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Kongsvegen glacier front, Ny Ålesund, Svalbard
AI makes e-mail fraud so much better
An example of many e-mails I am receiving every day. This one claims to be from the Norwegian traffic authority asking me to renew my driver’s license (and pay about 25euro in fee)
The format is correct, there are no spelling errors.
An example of many e-mails I am receiving every day. This one claims to be from the Norwegian traffic authority asking me to renew my driver’s license (and pay about 25euro in fee)
The format is correct, there are no spelling errors.
February 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
AI makes e-mail fraud so much better
An example of many e-mails I am receiving every day. This one claims to be from the Norwegian traffic authority asking me to renew my driver’s license (and pay about 25euro in fee)
The format is correct, there are no spelling errors.
An example of many e-mails I am receiving every day. This one claims to be from the Norwegian traffic authority asking me to renew my driver’s license (and pay about 25euro in fee)
The format is correct, there are no spelling errors.
A view from Zeppelin mountain, Svalbard, towards Tre Kroner and Kronebreen and Kongsbreen glaciers. The sun is still under the horizon and will remain there for another month.
The small light dot on the fjord is the boat ‘Teisten’ engaged in zooplankton sampling.
The small light dot on the fjord is the boat ‘Teisten’ engaged in zooplankton sampling.
January 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
A view from Zeppelin mountain, Svalbard, towards Tre Kroner and Kronebreen and Kongsbreen glaciers. The sun is still under the horizon and will remain there for another month.
The small light dot on the fjord is the boat ‘Teisten’ engaged in zooplankton sampling.
The small light dot on the fjord is the boat ‘Teisten’ engaged in zooplankton sampling.
A wiew towards Ny Ålesund, Svalbard from Zeppelin mountain. It is still polar night and the iPhone photo does not convey how dark it really us.
January 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
A wiew towards Ny Ålesund, Svalbard from Zeppelin mountain. It is still polar night and the iPhone photo does not convey how dark it really us.
Space laser attack? No this is a photo of Koldewey Aerosol Raman Lidar in action
January 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Space laser attack? No this is a photo of Koldewey Aerosol Raman Lidar in action
Windy landing in Ny Ålesund, Svalbard
January 10, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Windy landing in Ny Ålesund, Svalbard